CN102215537B

CN102215537B - Switching method, evolved Node B (eNodeB) and home gateway

Info

Publication number: CN102215537B
Application number: CN201010149325.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张亮亮; 彭炎; 常俊仁; 蔺波; 李亚娟
Original assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Current assignee: Huawei Technologies Co Ltd
Priority date: 2010-04-09
Filing date: 2010-04-09
Publication date: 2014-06-04
Anticipated expiration: 2030-04-09
Also published as: CN102215537A; WO2011124162A1

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses a switching method, an evolved Node B (eNodeB) and a home gateway and belongs to the technical field of communication. The method comprises: the eNodeB determines that user equipment (UE) is switched to the eNodeB or a second subordinate relay station of the eNodeB from a first subordinate relay station of the eNodeB; and the eNodeB sends a UE context release command to the first relay station under the condition of sending no switching notification to core network equipment. According to the technical scheme, in the UE switching process, the terminal switching flow of a relay network is simplified.

Description

A kind of changing method, base station and home gateway

Technical field

The present invention relates to communication technical field, relate in particular to a kind of changing method, base station and home gateway.

Background technology

Along with the development of the communication technology, communication industry bound pair IMT-Advanced(IMT-Advanced) system proposed very high power system capacity requirement, but the large bandwidth spectrum that is enough to support high power capacity may only find in higher frequency band, and the path loss of high like this frequency range and penetration loss are all larger, be difficult to the covering having realized.LTE-A(LTE-Advance, the evolution of LTE) in order to meet the capacity requirement of IMT-Advanced, Relay(relaying) technology may be used to improve power system capacity and coverage.

At existing LTE(Long Term Evolution, Long Term Evolution) in system, eNodeB(evolution base station) and MME/S-GW between interact with S1 interface, S1 interface between MME and eNodeB can be expressed as again S1-MME interface, S1 interface between S-GW and eNodeB can be expressed as again S1-U interface, between each eNodeB, interact with X2 interface, between eNodeB and UE with wireless link eat dishes without rice or wine interact.

LTE-A network has increased RN(Relay Node on the basis of the LTE network architecture, and via node is again relay station), be arranged on eNB(eNodeB, evolution base station, is called for short base station) and UE(User Equipment, subscriber equipment) between.Wireless link between UE and RN is referred to as Uu and eats dishes without rice or wine, and the wireless link between RN and eNodeB is referred to as Un and eats dishes without rice or wine.Eated dishes without rice or wine a S1 interface and an X2 interface between relay station and its serving BS, when relay station is its Terminal Service as a website (base station), be connected with its serving BS with X2 interface by S1.

For UE, RN is the equal of an eNodeB.The S1 of terminal-specific (UE-dedicated) and X2 signaling message are transmitted so that provide service for terminal under relay station in base station between its two side interface.The interface of both sides, base station, a side is eating dishes without rice or wine between base station and relay station (S1 and/or X2 interface), opposite side is interface between base station and other network nodes (S1 or X2 interface).Base station can recognize that this terminal is the terminal being linked under relay station.

Fig. 1 is a kind of schematic diagram of LTE-A wireless access network, and this network comprises DeNB(Donor eNB, donor base station), 3 UE of RN and this RN subordinate, be labeled as respectively UE1, UE2 and UE3.Interface between UE and RN is Uu mouth; Interface between RN and DeNB is Un mouth; DeNB interface is each other called as X2 interface; Interface between DeNB and mobile management entity (MME, Mobility Management Entity) or gateway (GW, Gateway) is S1 interface.Utilize the message of X2 interface transmission to be called X2 message, utilize the message of S1 interface transmission to be called S1 message.

According to the switching flow at existing LTE, consider the switching of terminal under junction network, the services sites of terminal is that relay station is by the behavior of carrying out as the base station of LTE, for its terminal is switched so.Eat dishes without rice or wine owing between relay station and base station being one, the interacting message between relay station and core net all needs to pass through base station simultaneously.Because the message that relay station transmits can be resolved in base station, so in fact, base station can obtain end message under relay station, thus in the middle of terminal switching process, relevant this end message, relay station there is no need in the middle transmission of eating dishes without rice or wine once to base station again, can reduce thus the information content transmission of Un interface, reduce expense.Especially, if the relay station of UE from a base station is switched to this base station or is switched to another relay station of this base station, or terminal is switched in the situation of a relay station this base station from a base station, because this switching is the switching under a base station, continue to use thus in existing LTE switching flow about base station and core-network side (as MME, GW etc.) Signalling exchange, a lot of steps are omissible, be (MME between base station itself and core net, or the network nodes such as GW) part flow process exist simplify possibility, how switching flow is simplified and just become a problem.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of changing method, base station and home gateway, to simplify terminal switching flow.

According to one embodiment of the invention, a kind of changing method is provided, comprising:

Base station receives the handover request from the first relay station, and described handover request is carried out and switched subscriber equipment for request;

Donor base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to described donor base station or this donor base station subordinate the second relay station from this donor base station subordinate the first relay station;

Described donor base station, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, sends customer equipment context release command UE Context Release Command to described the first relay station.

According to still another embodiment of the invention, provide a kind of changing method, comprising:

If donor base station carries out switch decision, to determine and need to switch subscriber equipment, donor base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to this donor base station subordinate relay station from described donor base station;

Described donor base station, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, discharges the context of described subscriber equipment.

According to still another embodiment of the invention, provide a kind of base station, comprising:

Request reception unit, for receiving the handover request from described the first relay station, described handover request is carried out and is switched subscriber equipment for request;

Determining unit, for determining that subscriber equipment switches to Huo Gai base station, described base station subordinate's the second relay station from this base station subordinate the first relay station;

Releasing unit, for in the time that described determining unit determines that subscriber equipment switches to described base station or described the second relay station from described the first relay station, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, send customer equipment context release command UE Context Release Command to described the first relay station.

Home gateway receives the handover request of this home gateway subordinate First Family base station, and described handover request is carried out and switched subscriber equipment for request;

Home gateway determines that described subscriber equipment switches to this home gateway subordinate the second Home eNodeB from described First Family base station;

Described home gateway, in the situation that not sending handover request to equipment of the core network, sends switching command, to indicate described First Family base station to switch to described First Family base station.

According to still another embodiment of the invention, provide a kind of home gateway, comprising:

Receiving element, for receiving the handover request of this home gateway subordinate First Family base station, described handover request is carried out and is switched subscriber equipment for request;

Determining unit, for determining that described subscriber equipment switches to this home gateway subordinate the second Home eNodeB from described First Family base station;

Releasing unit, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, sends customer equipment context release command to described First Family base station.

According to the description to technique scheme, the embodiment of the present invention has the following advantages: make base station or home gateway to carry out a large amount of Signalling exchanges with equipment of the core network, can realize UE is carried out and switched, can simplify terminal switching flow, save signaling consumption.

Accompanying drawing explanation

In order to be illustrated more clearly in the technical scheme of the embodiment of the present invention, below the accompanying drawing that need to use embodiment is briefly described, apparently, accompanying drawing in the following describes is only some embodiments of the present invention, for those of ordinary skills, do not paying under the prerequisite of creative work, can also obtain according to these accompanying drawings other accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is a kind of schematic diagram of LTE-A wireless access network;

Fig. 2 carries out by S1 signaling the schematic flow sheet that terminal is switched under prior art LTE system;

The schematic diagram of a kind of changing method that Fig. 3 a provides for embodiments of the invention;

The schematic diagram of the another kind of changing method that Fig. 3 b provides for embodiments of the invention;

The concise and to the point schematic flow sheet of a kind of changing method that Fig. 4 provides for embodiments of the invention;

The concise and to the point schematic flow sheet of the another kind of changing method that Fig. 5 provides for embodiments of the invention;

The concise and to the point schematic flow sheet of the another kind of changing method that Fig. 6 provides for embodiments of the invention;

The schematic diagram of the process of NCC is upgraded in a kind of base station that Fig. 7 a provides for the embodiment of the present invention from MME;

The schematic diagram of the process of NCC is upgraded in a kind of base station that Fig. 7 b provides for the embodiment of the present invention;

The schematic diagram of a kind of base station that Fig. 8 provides for embodiments of the invention.

Embodiment

Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is only the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment in the present invention, those of ordinary skills, not making the every other embodiment obtaining under creative work prerequisite, belong to the scope of protection of the invention.

In existing system, introduce after relay station, the access link of UE-eNB changes double bounce or multi-hop into by original single-hop, and the interface of RN-eNB is the Un interface of new definition.At present, in LTE-A technology, do not relate to the concrete ins and outs that relay swicthing is relevant, comprise switch decision entity, switch decision foundation, switching flow etc.If continue to use the handover mechanism of existing LTE, relay station is seen as to eNB, whole switching flow can adopt and be similar between Inter-eNB(base station) switching flow, on Un interface, carry the handover relevant information on former S1 or X2 interface.

Under prior art LTE system, by S1 signaling, terminal is carried out to switching flow, as shown in Figure 2.

Before switching, terminal downlink data transmission path is first to arrive source base station (Current Serving BTS of terminal) from gateway, then by source base station incoming terminal.

S21: receive the measurement report (Measurement Report) from subscriber equipment.

S22: switch decision (Handover decision) is carried out at station, base station.

S23: described source base station sends handover request (S1AP:Handover Required) to mobile management entity.

S24: described target BS receives the handover request message (S1AP:Handover Request) that described mobile management entity sends.

S25: described target BS sends handover request ack message (S1AP:Handover Request ACK) to described mobile management entity.

S26: described mobile management entity sends switching command (S1AP:Handover Command) to described source base station.

S27: described source base station sends switching command to subscriber equipment, allowing subscriber equipment be switched to Target cell goes, and send wireless resource control connection reconfiguration (RRC Connection Reconfiguration) message to subscriber equipment, or this message of transmission switching command Handover Command(is RRC message).

S28: source base station sends base station state transitions message (S1AP:eNB status transfer) to the MME of subscriber equipment.

S29:MME receives after base station state transitions message (S1AP:eNB status transfer), sends MME state transitions message (S1AP:MME status transfer) to target BS.

S210: source base station is processed the data in buffer memory, and described terminal data is transferred to targeted sites, and targeted sites described here is described target BS.Data forwarding paths is from source base station to gateway, then sends to target BS by gateway.If now have directapath between source base station and target BS, forward-path can be that the direct forwarding data of source base station is to target BS so.

S211: subscriber equipment is being received after the switching command of source base station, carrying out to Target cell synchronously to be linked into Target cell, when being switched to behind Target cell, send wireless resource control connection reconfiguration to target BS and complete (RRC Connection Reconfiguration Complete) message (or Handover Command conplete message).

S212: target BS sends switching notice (Handover Notify) to mobile management entity.

S213: mobile management entity sends user's face update request (User Plane Update Request) to gateway.Described gateway can include but not limited to SGW(Serving Gateway, gateway) and PGW(Packet Data Network Gateway, grouped data network gateway).

S214: described gateway execution route upgrades.

Now the downlink data transmission path of terminal starts to become by gateway to target BS, then by target BS to terminal.

S215: described gateway completes after routing update, returns to user's face to mobile management entity and upgrades response (User Plane Update Response).

S216: described mobile management entity sends customer equipment context release command (UE Context Release Command) to source base station.

S217: source base station carries out resource release.

S218: source base station is carrying out after resource release, sends customer equipment context Release complete to mobile management entity.

In junction network, eating dishes without rice or wine between relaying and base station is called Un interface, and this interface can be S1 interface or X2 interface.This base station is acted on behalf of for relay station provides S1 and X2proxy(between relay station and other network nodes (as other base stations, MME, S-GWs etc.)) function (proxy functionality).This proxy function is included in transmits the S1 of terminal-specific (UE-dedicated) and X2 signaling message so that provide service for terminal under relay station between two side interfaces of base station.The interface of both sides, base station, a side is eating dishes without rice or wine between base station and relay station (S1 and/or X2 interface), opposite side is interface between base station and other network nodes (S1 or X2 interface).

From the angle of relaying, it thinks and sends by MME the information that is transmitted to it by base station, be exactly directly to be sent by MME, and MME also thinks and sends by relaying the information that is transmitted to it by base station, directly by directly sending.Here there is a kind of proxy(agency base station) function.Base station can resolve by MME send to the message of RN or by RN send to MME message, can know thus the end message under relaying.For example, for the corresponding S1 message of terminal (as handover request message), this S1 message arrives MME from relay station via base station.Due to S1proxy function, base station can recognize that this terminal is under relay station so.Simultaneously the id information of both sides interface message can be revised in base station, as changed the S1 interface ID(eNB UE S1AP ID of the S1 message that MME sends or MME UE S1AP ID in base station), then be transmitted to RN.Vice versa.For X2 message, especially to X2 switching flow, X2 message arrives target BS from relay station via base station.Base station can be resolved this X2 message equally, can modify to X2 interface ID.

If switch and occur under a base station thus, as terminal is switched to its subordinate's relay station from a base station, or from subordinate's relay swicthing of this base station to this base station, or in the situation of another relaying from a relay swicthing of this base station to this base station, the relevant flow process of core-network side can be simplified, for example, owing to there is no need to carry out routing update flow process, because the data transfer path of terminal or original gateway arrive base station, can be controlled by base station as for the data path arriving behind base station.A lot of message signalings also just there is no need to pass through MME thus.Because targeted sites may be the relay station under base station or base station, therefore the interacting message from source to target there is no need the transfer by MME in addition.In order to simplify the information interaction of DeNB and core-network side in handoff procedure, the embodiment of the present invention proposes a kind of changing method.

The schematic diagram of a kind of changing method that Fig. 3 a provides for embodiments of the invention, the method comprises:

S31a: donor base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to described donor base station or this donor base station subordinate the second relay station from this donor base station subordinate the first relay station.

S32a: described donor base station, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, sends customer equipment context release command UE Context Release Command to described the first relay station.

The DeNB of the present embodiment receiving after the handover request of its subordinate RN, omits and the information interaction flow process of core net, can directly realize the release to customer equipment context.

The present embodiment method also can further comprise: described donor base station receives the handover request from described the first relay station, and described handover request is carried out and switched described subscriber equipment for request; Described donor base station, in the situation that not sending handover request to equipment of the core network, sends switching command to described the first relay station, to indicate described the first relay station to switch.The method can realize UE is switched to DeNB self or other RN of its subordinate, owing to being handoff procedure in base station, being terminal is switched to base station or is switched to base station subordinate's another one relay station from base station subordinate's relay station, change accordingly for this handoff procedure, core-network side is not affected.Therefore in prior art, can simplify with the relevant switching flow of core-network side (MME[mobile management entity], SGW/PGW[service/grouped data network gateway]), save signaling consumption.Terminal under relay station is in the time networking in addition, donor base station (Doner eNB) just can obtain and store some contextual informations that this UE is relevant, as: the QoS information that UE institute supporting business is corresponding, encryption or protection algorithm integrallty etc. that UE supports, therefore, relay station no longer needs all information in handoff procedure, and the content of continuing to use in prior art handover-related message is all told eNB, and this may will cause the waste of Un interface resource; Therefore the message content transmitting in air interface between relay station and base station and some signaling processes also can be simplified, to save signaling consumption.

The present embodiment also can comprise: in the time that donor base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to this donor base station from this donor base station subordinate the first relay station, described donor base station receives and has found message RRC Connection Reconfiguration Complete from the radio resource control connection reestablishment of described subscriber equipment, in the situation that not sending switching notice Handover Notify to equipment of the core network, determine to described the first relay station and send customer equipment context release command; In the time that donor base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to this donor base station subordinate the second relay station from this donor base station subordinate the first relay station, described donor base station receives the switching notice Handover Notify from described the second relay station, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, determine to described the first relay station and send customer equipment context release command.In the time that donor base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to this donor base station from this donor base station subordinate the first relay station, described donor base station also can receive the base station state transitions message eNB Status Transfer from described the first relay station, in the situation that not sending base station state transitions message to equipment of the core network, determine to described the first relay station and send mobile management entity state transitions message MME Status Transfer; In the time that donor base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to this donor base station subordinate the second relay station from this donor base station subordinate the first relay station, described donor base station can receive the base station state transitions message eNB Status Transfer from described the first relay station, in the situation that not sending base station state transitions message to equipment of the core network, determine to described the second relay station and send mobile management entity state transitions message MME Status Transfer.By above-mentioned flow process, donor base station can further be simplified the Signalling exchange flow process with equipment of the core network, saves signaling consumption.

In another case, if donor base station carries out switch decision, determine and need to switch subscriber equipment, can attempt subscriber equipment self to switch to its subordinate's relay station from this donor base station first-selectedly, this donor base station subordinate's relay station is defined as to the switching target of subscriber equipment, and in the situation that not sending handover request to equipment of the core network, send switching command to subscriber equipment.Similarly, in this implementation, in the time that subscriber equipment is switched to base station subordinate's relay station from a base station, also can save with the Signalling exchange flow process of letter net side.

Routing update process simplification: when terminal is positioned under relay station, the service relay stations that the data transfer path of terminal is terminating gateway-donor base station-terminal.The data transfer path that is positioned at terminal under donor base station when terminal is that terminating gateway is to donor base station.For above-mentioned switch instances (as terminal is switched to the donor base station of this relay station from a relay station, or be switched to another relay station under same donor base station, or terminal is switched to the relay station this base station from donor base station), after switching, the data transfer path of terminal is from the angle of core net, can remaining unchanged, still still gateway is to base station, and the routing update flow process relevant to gateway of the prior art can be omitted thus.Because base station has the function of proxy, therefore it seems from gateway side, the path of terminal is still constant, therefore terminating gateway side store does not change about the information of Terminal Service website, but is receiving after terminating gateway information base station, can confirm which terminal is these data belong to, and which its services sites is.

The schematic diagram of the another kind of changing method that Fig. 3 b provides for embodiments of the invention, the method comprises:

S31b: donor base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to this donor base station subordinate relay station from described donor base station;

S32b: described donor base station, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, discharges the context of described subscriber equipment.

This embodiment can be not and the mutual a large amount of signalings of equipment of the core network, completes UE is switched, and UE context discharges, and simplifies switching flow.The simplification of other signaling process of the donor base station of the present embodiment and core net and corresponding handover request message can, with reference to the step shown in figure 3a, no longer be repeated in this description here.For example, this donor base station can, in the situation that not sending handover request to equipment of the core network, send switching command to subscriber equipment, to indicate described subscriber equipment to switch.Described simple flow is not limited only to the switching of base station and relay station part, in the time switching between 2 Home eNodeB of terminal under home gateway, also can adopt similar simple flow, and the present embodiment is as limiting.

The concise and to the point schematic flow sheet of a kind of changing method that Fig. 4 provides for embodiments of the invention, the method comprises:

S41: source relay station receives the measurement report (Measurement Report) of subscriber equipment.

S42: source relay station carries out switch decision, determines and need to switch described subscriber equipment.

S43: source via node sends handover request (S1AP:Handover Required) to its donor base station, request is carried out and is switched described subscriber equipment.

S44: described donor base station, in the situation that not sending handover request to equipment of the core network, sends handover request message (S1AP:Handover Request) to target relay station.

S45: described donor base station receives the handover request ack message (S1AP:Handover Request ACK) from described target relay station.

S46a: described donor base station needn't receive the switching command from equipment of the core network, sends switching command (S1AP:Handover Command) to described source relay station, and handover operation is carried out in indication.

S46b: optional step, source relay station can be processed the data in buffer memory, is transferred to targeted sites, i.e. target relay station.

S47a: described source relay station sends switching command to described subscriber equipment, allowing subscriber equipment be switched to Target cell goes, source relay station sends wireless resource control connection reconfiguration (RRC Connection Reconfiguration) message to subscriber equipment thus, or sends switching command Handover Command message (this message is RRC message).

S47b: subscriber equipment receives after switching command, departs from old community and carries out to Target cell synchronously.

S48: described source relay station sends base station state transitions message (S1AP:eNB Status Transfer) to described donor base station.This step is optional step.

S49: described donor base station does not send base station state transitions message to equipment of the core network, sends mobile management entity state transitions message (S1AP:MME Status Transfer) to described target relay station.This step is optional.

S410a: source relay station is forwarded to customer equipment data in target relay station by base station.This step is optional.

S410b: described target relay station buffer memory is from the packet (Packet) of source relay station.This step is optional.

S411: subscriber equipment sends radio resource control connection reestablishment to described target relay station and found message (RRC Connection Reconfiguration Complete).Be appreciated that what reply so is that switching command completes Handover Command compelete message (this message is RRC message) if subscriber equipment receives before this is switching command Handover Command message (this message is RRC message).

S412: described target relay station sends switching notice (Handover Notify) to described donor base station.

S413: described donor base station, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, sends customer equipment context release command UE Context Release Command to source relay station.

S414a: source relay station is discharging the resource relevant to subscriber equipment.

S414b: source relay station, discharging after the resource relevant to subscriber equipment, returns to customer equipment context Release complete UE Context Release Complete to described donor base station.

The present embodiment, by omitting the information interactive process of DeNB and equipment of the core network (being specifically as follows MME), can be simplified switching flow and save the signaling consumption in switching.It should be noted that, above-mentioned flow process is the concise and to the point description to the complete handoff procedure of UE just, in specific implementation, also comprise other process of abridged of the present embodiment, but abridged process is prior art, do not affect the enforcement of the present embodiment, and the method for be UE switches to this another RN of DeNB subordinate scene from RN of DeNB subordinate, switch to DeNB under it for UE from RN1, or switch to its subordinate RN or other similar application scenarios from DeNB, the handoff procedure of UE can be carried out with reference to the present embodiment, the present embodiment does not repeat these application scenarioss.

For optional step, especially can buffer memory terminal data for base station, while likely accomplishing that terminal is switched, base station still retains the data of terminal, and there is no need to carry out data forwarding process.The flow process relevant to data forwarding process can be omitted thus.Above-mentioned optional step, can selectivity operating part or whole.

In above-mentioned flow process, from the angle of relay station, think that the S1 message of sending base station is the message that MME sends, relay station thinks that it directly communicates by letter with MME.In fact base station is acted on behalf of as a proxy().Alternatively, in above-mentioned flow process, from relay station angle, it think the message of sending from MME be actually base station produce and send, because the content of this message is all that base station can be known substantially, therefore base station can produce such message.If a certain base station side in this message does not retain, base station can be by obtaining to core net (as MME, GW etc.).For example security information base station side does not retain, and base station can be that this terminal obtains a new security information (as new NCC and NH) from MME side so.Or due to the switching of terminal, MME side may need to know some information conversion of terminal, or need to know the variation of the rear Target cell of terminal switching, MME can issue a separate notice in base station so, for example security information, terminal is switched safe key corresponding to terminal in rear Target cell and need to be changed, and this will notify MME thus.

User equipment (UE) need to be switched to donor base station DeNB or other relay station of this donor base station subordinate of this relay station from relay station RN for relay station RN in the embodiment of the present invention, or use X2 signaling to send the scene of handover request message Handover Request to other base station for DeNB, the handover request Handover Required that described relay station sends can simplify, concrete described handover request comprises: type of message Message Type, S1 link identification, customer equipment identification, switching type Handover Type, switch reasons Cause and switching target identification Target ID, and described handover request does not comprise: available direct forward-path information Direct Forwarding Path Availability and single wireless voice calling continuity indication message SRVCC(Single Radio Voice Call Continuity) HO Indication.

Further, in described handover request, also can comprise or not comprise following content: the maximum number max no of E-RABs of travelling carriage key words sorting MS Classmark, closed user group cell ID CSG Id, community access module Cell Access Mode and enhancing RAB.In described handover request, also can comprise: source is to target transparent vessel Source to Target Transparent Container, in described Source to Target Transparent Container, comprise: Radio Resource control container RRC Container, strengthen RAB information table E-RABs Information List, strengthen RAB data entries E-RABs Information Item, strengthen wireless access bearing sign E-RAB ID and subscriber equipment historical information UE History Information, and described Source to Target Transparent Container does not comprise and down forwards message DL Forwarding.Further, described RRC Container can comprise or not comprise following content: RRM configuration information rrm-Config, as configuration information as Config, user equipment wireless access capability information UE-Radio Access Capability Info and as context as Context.

Above embodiment for be the switching flow of S1 message, similar flow process be in like manner applicable to X2 switch process simplification.Just the message between relay station and base station is used X2 message.The now X2 handoff procedure flow process relevant to core net, as routing update (path switch) process can be omitted.Message in S43 and S44 is X2AP:HO request message, and S45 and S46 are X2AP:HO request ACK message, and S48 and S49 are X2AP:SN status transfer message, and S413 is X2AP:UE context release message.In X2 flow process, can only have S413 there is no S414b step.For S412, be that described target relay station sends UE context release message to described donor base station;

In prior art for safety isolation, in terminal switching process, targeted sites is in the process of routing update (the step S212-S216 in switching as S1), obtaining a new NCC(Next Hop Chaining Count down hop link by MME calculates), MME utilizes this NCC to calculate a new NH(Next Hop simultaneously) parameter, targeted sites has obtained new NCC and new NH in routing update process thus, calculates new key KeNB* by these two new arguments.NH parameter calculates in MME and UE, and eNB does not calculate the ability of NH parameter.

If omit routing update process, a process of upgrading NCC can be initiated to MME in base station so, obtains thus new NCC and NH to targeted sites, or own own (in the time that switching target is base station itself) obtains new NCC and NH.When base station initiates to upgrade the process of NCC to MME, when base station obtains from MME new NCC and new NH, base station sends to targeted sites by this information or to self (when targeted sites is base station itself) carrying out key updating use.Process of transmitting can confirm that terminal successful switch (as receives the switching confirmation of targeted sites in Target cell time at UE, especially as in embodiments of the present invention the X2AP:UE context release message of targeted sites is received in S413 base station) carry out, also can carry out in other moment.Certainly base station also can self possess the generation of MME or the function of renewal NCC, provides new NCC and NH to targeted sites.

Above-mentioned, can realize by S412UE context release message; Or also can comprise the routing update message Path Swich message that relay station sends before S412 step, base station receives after this message, can from MME, obtain new NCC and NH to this relay station, can also be oneself to have configured new NCC and NH to relay station.If base station oneself configuration, base station may also need new NCC and NH to offer MME so.Base station obtains after new NCC and NH in a word, and this information is offered to targeted sites.Or after S412, base station confirmed terminal successful switch to targeted sites, thus base station can from MME, obtain or own new NCC and the NH of configuring to relay station.If base station configuration, base station may also need new NCC and NH to offer MME so.Base station obtains after new NCC and NH in a word, and this information is offered to targeted sites.

Above-mentioned security key update process is applicable to the scene of all omission routing update processes, also applicable to other networks and system.For example above-mentioned base station can also be home(e) NB or home(e) NB Gateway, or base station or the gateway etc. of pico cell.

There is some difference to be appreciated that the detailed process that S1 switches and X2 switches, but the just simple distortion of this difference, those skilled in the art can obtain the flow chart that X2 switches from Fig. 4, and the present embodiment does not limit this

The concise and to the point schematic flow sheet of the another kind of changing method that Fig. 5 provides for embodiments of the invention, the method is similar in method shown in Fig. 4, just realizes the donor base station that switches to this relay station from relay station, as shown in Figure 5, can comprise:

S51: subscriber equipment sends measurement report to relay station.

S52: relay station carries out switch decision.

S53: relay station sends handover request (S1AP:Handover Required) to its donor base station

S54: described donor base station sends switching command (S1AP:HO command message) to described relay station.

S55: described relay station can be processed the data in buffer memory, is transferred to described donor base station.This step is optional.

S56: described relay station sends switching command to described subscriber equipment, allowing subscriber equipment be switched to Target cell goes, source relay station sends wireless resource control connection reconfiguration (RRC Connection Reconfiguration) message to subscriber equipment thus, or sends switching command Handover Command message (this message is RRC message).

S57: subscriber equipment and Target cell are carried out and synchronizeed access.

S58: described relay station sends base station state transitions message S1AP:eNBstatus transfer to described donor base station.

S59: described relay station forwards the data that are stored in the terminal in relay station to described donor base station.This step is optional.If for example donor base station is preserved the data of this terminal always, just abandon afterwards until confirm that terminal receives, in handoff procedure, base station can not need the data of relay forwarding so.

S510: described donor base station buffer memory is from the packet of relay station.

S511: subscriber equipment is synchronized to behind Target cell, sends wireless resource control connection reconfiguration and completes message to donor base station, confirms to be successfully linked into donor base station.

S512: described donor base station sends customer equipment context release command S1AP:UE context Release Command to relay station.

S513: described relay station discharges resource and the contextual information (Context) relevant to this terminal.

S514: described relay station sends customer equipment context Release complete S1AP:UE context Release Complete to described donor base station.

Above-mentioned flow process is mainly for S1 switching flow, but similar approach is in like manner applicable to the process simplification that X2 switches, and the routing update in X2 handoff procedure (path switch) process can be omitted, and just the message between relay station and base station is used X2 message.The message of S53 can be X2AP:HO request message, and S54 can be X2AP:HO request ACK message, and S58 is X2AP:SN status transfer message, and S512 is X2AP:UE context release message.In X2 flow process, can only have S512 there is no S514 step.There is some difference to be appreciated that the detailed process that S1 switches and X2 switches, but the just simple distortion of this difference, those skilled in the art can obtain the flow chart that X2 switches from Fig. 5, and the present embodiment does not limit this

Due to similar with last embodiment, in the present embodiment, each step simply to be described, specific implementation can be referring to last embodiment.Because has simplified and the Signalling exchange flow process of core net base station in the present embodiment, make to switch reduced complexity.

The concise and to the point schematic flow sheet of the another kind of changing method that Fig. 6 provides for embodiments of the invention, the method is similar in method shown in Fig. 4, just realizes and switches to this donor base station subordinate relay station from donor base station, as shown in Figure 6, can comprise:

S61: subscriber equipment sends measurement report to its serving BS.

S62: donor base station carries out switch decision.

S63: donor base station sends handover request message (S1AP:Handover Request) to its subordinate's relay station.

S64: described relay station sends handover request ack message (S1AP:Handover Request ACK) to described donor base station.

S65: described donor base station is data cached and send to relay station.

S66: described donor base station sends switching command to described subscriber equipment, allowing subscriber equipment be switched to Target cell goes, donor base station sends wireless resource control connection reconfiguration (RRC Connection Reconfiguration) message to subscriber equipment thus, or sends switching command Handover Command message (this message is RRC message).

S67: subscriber equipment synchronously accesses to Target cell.

S68: described donor base station sends mobile management entity state transitions message MME state transitions message (S1AP:MME status transfer) to described relay station.。

S69:: described donor base station is to described relay station forwarding data.

S610: described relay station buffer memory is from the data of donor base station.

S611: subscriber equipment is synchronized to behind Target cell, sends wireless resource control connection reconfiguration and completes message to relay station, confirms to be successfully linked into this relay station.

S612: described relay station sends customer equipment context release command (S1AP:UE Context Release Command) to donor base station.

S613: described donor base station releasing resource.

S614: described donor base station sends customer equipment context Release complete (S1AP:UE Context Release Complete) to described relay station.

Due to similar in last embodiment, in the present embodiment, each step simply to be described, specific implementation can be referring to last embodiment, to realize the simplification of switching flow.

Above-mentioned several embodiment adopts S1 message to switch, and also can adopt in actual applications X2 message to realize switching flow.Take embodiment corresponding to Fig. 6 as example, handover request can not be S1AP:Handover Required, and is replaced by X2:Handover Request.The message such as other handover request message, switching response message and switching command can realize by X2 message, although the type of message adopting changes to some extent, and may cause thus the fine setting of embodiment flow process, but these adjustment do not change essence of the present invention, and the present embodiment does not specifically launch this.When X2:Handover Request message sends to base station by RN, because base station is obtainable to relay station subordinate terminal information, therefore the content that in prior art, X2:Handover Request message need to be carried can be omitted, the information that wherein can comprise in this message is: switch reasons Cause, Target cell ID(Target Cell ID), RRC context (RRC Context), terminal history information (UE History Information).

Above-mentioned flow process is mainly for S1 switching flow, but similar approach is in like manner applicable to the process simplification that X2 switches.Just the message between relay station and base station is used X2 message.Now the routing update in X2 handoff procedure (path switch) process can be omitted.Message in S63 is X2AP:HO request message, and S64 is X2AP:HO request ACK message, and S68 is X2AP:SN status transfer message, and S612 is X2AP:UE context release message.In X2 flow process, can only have S612 and there is no S614 step.There is some difference to be appreciated that the detailed process that S1 switches and X2 switches, but the just simple distortion of this difference, those skilled in the art can obtain the flow chart that X2 switches from Fig. 6, and the present embodiment does not limit this.

In prior art for safety isolation, in terminal X2 handoff procedure, successfully be linked into after targeted sites in terminal, destination node carries out in the process of routing update, obtaining a new NCC(Next Hop Chaining Count down hop link by MME calculates), MME utilizes this NCC to calculate a new NH(Next Hop simultaneously) parameter, targeted sites has obtained new NCC and new NH in routing update process thus, calculates new key KeNB* by these two new arguments.NH parameter calculates in MME and UE, and eNB does not calculate the ability of NH parameter.The handover request message sending by MME in S1 handoff procedure is to targeted sites, and this handover request message has been carried MME and calculated by the new NCC(Next Hop Chaining Count down hop link of local computing), and the NH being calculated by NCC.

Due to handover optimization, the flow process relevant to core net all simplified (for example omitting path handoff procedure), a process of upgrading NCC can be initiated to MME in base station so, obtain thus new NCC and NH to targeted sites, or obtain new NCC and NH oneself itself (in the time switching target and be base station itself) and obtain new NCC and NH.When base station initiates to upgrade the process of NCC to MME, when base station obtains from MME new NCC and new NH, base station sends to targeted sites by this information or to self (when targeted sites is base station itself) carrying out key updating use.

Said process can confirm that terminal successful switch (as receives the switching confirmation of targeted sites in Target cell time at UE, especially as in embodiments of the present invention the X2AP:UE context release message of targeted sites is received in S612 base station) carry out, also can carry out in other moment.Above-mentioned new NCC and the NH process of obtaining from MME for base station, another embodiment asks for an interview the description that Fig. 7 is detailed.

Certainly base station also can self possess the generation of MME or upgrade the function of NCC, new NCC and NH is provided to targeted sites (for example RN2, or targeted sites is base station itself).Above-mentioned, can realize by S612UE context release message; Or also can comprise the routing update message Path Swich message that relay station sends before S612 step, base station receives after this message, can from MME, obtain new NCC and NH to this relay station, can also be oneself to have configured new NCC and NH to relay station.If base station oneself configuration, base station may also need new NCC and NH to offer MME so.Base station obtains after new NCC and NH in a word, and this information is offered to targeted sites.Or after S612, base station confirmed terminal successful switch to targeted sites, thus base station can from MME, obtain or own new NCC and the NH of configuring to relay station.If base station configuration, base station may also need new NCC and NH to offer MME so.Base station obtains after new NCC and NH in a word, and this information is offered to targeted sites.Above-mentioned for base station oneself produce or upgrade NCC, obtain new NCC and NH process, another embodiment asks for an interview the description that Fig. 8 is detailed.

Above-mentioned security key update process is applicable to the particularly scene of all omission routing update processes of handover optimization flow process, also applicable to other networks and system.For example above-mentioned base station can also be home(e) NB or home(e) NB Gateway, or base station or the gateway etc. of pico cell.When above-mentioned base station is home(e) when NB Gateway, above-mentioned relay station can also be Home(e accordingly) NB, above-mentioned targeted sites can be home(e) NB.

If base station or home(e) NB GW has described MME and produces or calculate the function of NCC or NH, base station can directly send new NCC and NH to targeted sites (as relay station, home(e) NB etc. so).

It is above-mentioned that to have about safe isolation step be optional step.

There is some difference to be appreciated that the detailed process that S1 switches and X2 switches, but the just simple distortion of this difference, those skilled in the art can obtain the flow chart that X2 switches from Fig. 6, and the present embodiment does not limit this

As shown in Figure 7a, the schematic diagram that the process of NCC is upgraded from MME in a kind of base station providing for the embodiment of the present invention, comprising:

S71a: base station is to the real transmission of mobile management key updating request; Especially, is receiving after the handover request message that source relay station RN1 sends base station, to the real transmission of mobile management key updating request; Particularly, relay station 1 sends handover request message to base station; For S1 interface message, handover request message is Handover Required message; For X2 interface message, handover request message is Handover Request message.

S72a: described mobile management entity adds 1 in this locality by NCC, and calculate the NH value making new advances,

S73a: described mobile management entity by newly calculate NH, NCC} sends to base station;

S74a: described down hop link is calculated in base station and down hop parameter offers targeted sites; Switch in particular for S1, described down hop link is calculated and down hop parameter information is included in S1 message: in HO request message.Switch for X2, described down hop link is calculated and down hop parameter information is included in X2 message: in HO request message.

S75a: targeted sites (as relay station RN2), according to the NCC receiving, NH calculating K eNB or KeNB*, and preservation associated with NCC.

Further, described method also comprises: targeted sites (as relay station RN2) sends Handover Request Acknowledge order to base station, comprises new NCC information in this Handover Request Acknowledge order.For S1 interface message, Handover Request Acknowledge order is Handover Request ACK message; For X2 interface message, handover request message is Handover Request ACK message.Base station sends Handover Request Acknowledge order to source relay station RN1, comprises new NCC information in this Handover Request Acknowledge order.RN1 sends the vertical message of radio resource control connection reestablishment to terminal, allows terminal be switched to targeted sites RN2, has comprised new NCC information in this message.The NCC that terminal basis is received, synchronous NH, calculating K eNB or KeNB*, and preservation associated with NCC.

As shown in Figure 7b, the schematic diagram of the process of NCC is upgraded in a kind of base station providing for the embodiment of the present invention, comprising:

S71b: relay station 1 sends handover request message to base station; For S1 interface message, handover request message is Handover Required message; For X2 interface message, handover request message is Handover Request message.

Especially, receive the handover request of source relay station in base station, as S1 message: HO Required, or X2 message: in HO request, comprise cryptographic algorithm and integral algorithm that UE security capabilities, source relay station side use, and KeNB*, NCC.

S72b: receive that in base station after the handover request message (as S1 message: HO Required, or X2 message: HO request) of source relay station RN1, base station adds 1 in this locality by NCC, and calculates the NH value making new advances.

S73b: base station in handover request message by newly calculate { NH, NCC} sends to targeted sites as relay station RN2.For S1 interface message, handover request message is S1AP:Handover Request message; For X2 interface message, handover request message is X2AP:Handover Request message.

S74b: targeted sites (as relay station RN2), according to the NCC receiving, NH calculating K eNB, and preservation associated with NCC.

S75b: targeted sites (as relay station RN2) sends Handover Request Acknowledge order to base station, comprises new NCC information in this Handover Request Acknowledge order.For S1 interface message, Handover Request Acknowledge order is Handover Request ACK message; For X2 interface message, handover request message is Handover Request ACK message.

S76b: base station sends Handover Request Acknowledge order to source relay station RN1, comprises new NCC information in this Handover Request Acknowledge order.

The vertical message of S77b:RN1 radio resource control connection reestablishment, to terminal, allows terminal be switched to targeted sites RN2, has comprised new NCC information in this message.

S78b: the NCC that terminal basis is received, synchronous NH, calculating K eNB or KeNB*, and preservation associated with NCC.

In addition, alternatively, base station by newly calculate { NH, NCC} sends MME.After this step can occur in S72b.

Above-described embodiment goes for Home(e) scene of NB, the base station in above-described embodiment is equivalent to Home(e) NB GW, and the relay station 1 in above-described embodiment is equivalent to Home(e) NB1, the relay station 2 in above-described embodiment is equivalent to Home(e) NB2.

All embodiment of the present invention go for Home(e) scene of NB, base station in above-described embodiment is equivalent to Home(e) NB GW, relay station 1 in above-described embodiment is equivalent to Home(e) NB1, the relay station 2 in above-described embodiment is equivalent to Home(e) NB2.

The schematic diagram of a kind of base station that Fig. 8 provides for embodiments of the invention, described base station 80 comprises:

Determining unit 801, for determining that subscriber equipment switches to 80Huo Gai base station, described base station 80 subordinate's the second relay stations 82 from these base station 80 subordinate's first relay stations 81.

Releasing unit 802, for determining that when described determining unit 801 subscriber equipment switches to described base station 80 or described the second relay station 82 from described the first relay station 81, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, send customer equipment context release command UE Context Release Command to described the first relay station 81.

The base station 80 of the present embodiment can be simplified with the switching flow of equipment of the core network (being specifically as follows MME) and be saved the signaling consumption in switching in handoff procedure.

Further, described base station 80 also can comprise: request reception unit, and for receiving the handover request from described the first relay station 81, described handover request is carried out and is switched subscriber equipment for request; Command sending unit, in the situation that not sending handover request to equipment of the core network, sends switching command to described the first relay station 81, to indicate described the first relay station 81 to switch.

Described base station 80 also can comprise: state transitions unit, for:

In the time that described in determining unit 801 is determined subscriber equipment, the first relay station 81 switches to described base station 80, receive the base station state transitions message eNB Status Transfer from described the first relay station 81, in the situation that not sending base station state transitions message to equipment of the core network, send mobile management entity state transitions message MME Status Transfer to described the first relay station 81;

In the time that determining unit 801 determines that subscriber equipment switches to described the second relay station 82 from described the first relay station 81, receive the base station state transitions message from described the first relay station 81, in the situation that not sending base station state transitions message to equipment of the core network, send mobile management entity state transitions message to described the second relay station 81.

Further, described determining unit 801, also for determining that subscriber equipment switches to this base station 80 subordinaties the 3rd relay station from described base station 80; Described releasing unit, also in the time that described determining unit 801 determines that subscriber equipment switches to described the 3rd relay station from described base station 80, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, discharges the context of described subscriber equipment.

Described base station 80 also can comprise: parameter acquiring unit, is configured to:

In the time that determining unit 801 determines that subscriber equipment switches to described the second relay station 82 from described the first relay station 81, obtain down hop parameter or utilize down hop link calculating NCC to generate described down hop parameter to core-network side equipment, and described down hop parameter is offered to described the second relay station 82; Or

In the time that determining unit 801 determines that subscriber equipment switches to described base station 80 from described the first relay station 81, obtain this down hop parameter or utilize down hop link calculating NCC to generate described down hop parameter to core-network side equipment, and according to down hop parameter generating new key KeNB*.

By realize described function in base station, the signalling interactive process of base station and core net can simplify terminal switching time.

Be appreciated that base station and relay station in the embodiment of the present invention not only comprise all kinds of base stations, the relay stations such as LTE, Wimax, CDMA.Described base station can also be home gateway home eNB Gateway; Described relay station can be Home eNodeB Home eNB.When utilizing home gateway to replace described base station, or while utilizing Home eNodeB to replace described relay station, described method flow is only that executive agent changes, and technical scheme essence does not become.

The another kind of changing method that the embodiment of the present invention provides, can comprise:

Described method can further comprise:

Described home gateway obtains to core-network side equipment and obtains down hop link calculating NCC or down hop parameter to core-network side equipment, and described down hop link calculating or down hop parameter are offered to described the second Home eNodeB; Or

Described home gateway obtains down hop link to core-network side equipment and calculates or down hop parameter, and calculate or down hop parameter according to jumping link according to receive one, computation key KeNB or KeNB*, and the key calculating and down hop are linked to compute associations preservation.

A kind of home gateway that the embodiment of the present invention provides, can comprise:

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or part of flow process in said method embodiment, can carry out instruction related hardware by computer program completes, described program can be stored in a computer read/write memory medium, this program, in the time carrying out, can comprise as the flow process of the embodiment of above-mentioned each side method.Wherein, described storage medium can be magnetic disc, CD, read-only store-memory body (Read-Only Memory, ROM) or random store-memory body (Random Access Memory, RAM) etc.

The foregoing is only several embodiments of the present invention, those skilled in the art can carry out various changes or modification and not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention the present invention according to the disclosed content of application documents.One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that between described embodiment or between the feature of different embodiment and in the situation that not clashing, can interosculate and form new embodiment.

Claims

1. a changing method, is characterized in that, comprising:

Base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to Huo Gai base station, described base station subordinate's the second relay station from this base station subordinate the first relay station;

Described base station, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, sends customer equipment context release command UE Context Release Command to described the first relay station;

In the time that base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to described base station from described the first relay station, described method also comprises: described base station receives the base station state transitions message eNB Status Transfer from described the first relay station, in the situation that not sending base station state transitions message to equipment of the core network, send mobile management entity state transitions message MME Status Transfer to described the first relay station;

In the time that base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to described the second relay station from described the first relay station, described method also comprises: described base station receives the base station state transitions message from described the first relay station, in the situation that not sending base station state transitions message to equipment of the core network, send mobile management entity state transitions message to described the second relay station.

2. the method for claim 1, it is characterized in that, described handover request comprises: type of message Message Type, S1 link identification, customer equipment identification, switching type Handover Type, switch reasons Cause and switching target identification Target ID; And do not comprise in described handover request: available direct forward-path information Direct Forwarding Path Availability and single wireless voice calling continuity indication message SRVCC HO Indication.

3. the method for claim 1, is characterized in that,

In the time that base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to described base station from described the first relay station, described base station, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, sends customer equipment context release command to described the first relay station and comprises:

Described base station receives and has found message RRC Connection Reconfiguration Complete from the radio resource control connection reestablishment of described subscriber equipment, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, send customer equipment context release command UE Context Release Command to described the first relay station;

In the time that base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to described the second relay station from described the first relay station, described base station, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, sends customer equipment context release command to described the first relay station and comprises:

Described base station receives the switching notice from described the second relay station, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, sends customer equipment context release command to described the first relay station.

4. method as claimed any one in claims 1 to 3, is characterized in that,

In the time that base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to described the second relay station from described the first relay station, described method also comprises: described base station obtains down hop link to core-network side equipment and calculates NCC or down hop Parameter N H, and described down hop link calculating or down hop parameter are offered to described the second relay station; Or

In the time that base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to described base station from described the first relay station, described method also comprises: described base station obtains down hop link to core-network side equipment and calculates or down hop parameter, calculate or down hop parameter according to the down hop link of receiving, computation key KeNB or KeNB*, and the key calculating and down hop are linked to compute associations preservation.

5. method as claimed any one in claims 1 to 3, is characterized in that, also comprises:

Base station, receiving after the handover request message of the first relay station, adds 1 by NCC, and calculates the NH value making new advances;

Base station sends to the second relay station by the NH newly calculating and NCC in handover request message.

6. a changing method, is characterized in that, comprising:

If donor base station carries out switch decision, to determine and need to switch subscriber equipment, base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to this base station subordinate's relay station from described base station;

Described base station, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, discharges the context of described subscriber equipment;

In the time that donor base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to this donor base station from this donor base station subordinate the first relay station, described method also comprises: described donor base station receives the base station state transitions message eNB Status Transfer from described the first relay station, in the situation that not sending base station state transitions message to equipment of the core network, determine to described the first relay station and send mobile management entity state transitions message MME Status Transfer;

In the time that donor base station determines that subscriber equipment switches to this donor base station subordinate the second relay station from this donor base station subordinate the first relay station, described method also comprises: described donor base station receives the base station state transitions message eNB Status Transfer from described the first relay station, in the situation that not sending base station state transitions message to equipment of the core network, determine to described the second relay station and send mobile management entity state transitions message MME Status Transfer.

7. method as claimed in claim 6, is characterized in that, also comprises:

This base station, in the situation that not sending handover request to equipment of the core network, sends switching command to subscriber equipment, to indicate described subscriber equipment to switch.

8. a base station, is characterized in that, comprising:

Request reception unit, for receiving the handover request from the first relay station, described handover request is carried out and is switched subscriber equipment for request;

Releasing unit, for in the time that described determining unit determines that subscriber equipment switches to described base station or described the second relay station from described the first relay station, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, send customer equipment context release command UE Context Release Command to described the first relay station;

State transitions unit, for:

In the time that determining unit determines that subscriber equipment switches to described base station from described the first relay station, receive the base station state transitions message eNB Status Transfer from described the first relay station, in the situation that not sending base station state transitions message to equipment of the core network, send mobile management entity state transitions message MME Status Transfer to described the first relay station;

In the time that determining unit determines that subscriber equipment switches to described the second relay station from described the first relay station, receive the base station state transitions message from described the first relay station, in the situation that not sending base station state transitions message to equipment of the core network, send mobile management entity state transitions message to described the second relay station.

9. base station as claimed in claim 8, is characterized in that,

Described determining unit, also for determining that subscriber equipment switches to this base station subordinate the 3rd relay station from described base station;

Described releasing unit, also when determining that when described determining unit subscriber equipment switches to described the 3rd relay station from described base station, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, discharges the context of described subscriber equipment.

10. a changing method, is characterized in that, comprising:

Described home gateway, in the situation that not sending handover request to equipment of the core network, sends switching command, to indicate described First Family base station to switch to described First Family base station;

In the time that home gateway determines that subscriber equipment switches to described home gateway from described First Family base station, described method also comprises: described home gateway receives the home gateway state transitions message from described First Family base station, in the situation that not sending home gateway state transitions message to equipment of the core network, send mobile management entity state transitions message MME Status Transfer to described First Family base station;

In the time that home gateway determines that subscriber equipment switches to described the second Home eNodeB from described First Family base station, described method also comprises: described home gateway receives the home gateway state transitions message from described First Family base station, in the situation that not sending home gateway state transitions message to equipment of the core network, send mobile management entity state transitions message to described the second Home eNodeB.

11. methods as claimed in claim 10, is characterized in that, also comprise:

12. methods as claimed in claim 10, is characterized in that, also comprise:

Described home gateway, receiving after the handover request message of First Family base station, adds 1 by NCC, and calculates the NH value making new advances;

Described home gateway sends to the second Home eNodeB by the NH newly calculating and NCC in handover request message.

13. 1 kinds of home gateways, is characterized in that, comprising:

Releasing unit, in the situation that not sending switching notice to equipment of the core network, sends customer equipment context release command to described First Family base station;

State transitions unit, for:

In the time that home gateway determines that subscriber equipment switches to described home gateway from described First Family base station, receive the home gateway state transitions message from described First Family base station, in the situation that not sending home gateway state transitions message to equipment of the core network, send mobile management entity state transitions message MME Status Transfer to described First Family base station;

In the time that home gateway determines that subscriber equipment switches to described the second Home eNodeB from described First Family base station, receive the home gateway state transitions message from described First Family base station, in the situation that not sending home gateway state transitions message to equipment of the core network, send mobile management entity state transitions message to described the second Home eNodeB.